Award caps successful 18-month period for ACS in Canada
DALLAS, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced a contract to operate an
intersection safety camera program for the City of Winnipeg, Canada. The
five-year, competitively bid contract has a value of $25 million, with
options for future years.
ACS has been Winnipeg's public safety traffic camera program partner
since the city implemented the program in 2003. The city was the first
major jurisdiction in Canada to use intersection safety cameras to address
both red light running and speeding at intersections. Winnipeg's program
presently includes the enforcement of 48 intersections and 10 mobile speed
enforcement vehicles, as well as a dedicated ACS processing facility
employing 50 people.
The Winnipeg award caps one of the most successful 18-month periods for
ACS' public safety photo enforcement program in Canada, with five contract
renewals and five competitively bid contract awards, in addition to
Winnipeg.
"Our long association with ACS has helped improve public safety in the
city of Winnipeg," said Chief of Police Keith McCaskill. "Our experience
with photo enforcement technology clearly shows it deters dangerous driving
behavior. With ACS' involvement, we continue to have an effective method to
assist us in our efforts to protect our citizens by reducing
traffic-related violations, collisions and injuries."
ACS currently processes violations, generates and mails notices,
maintains all camera equipment, and produces program reports. The new
contract also allows for the introduction of digital technology.
"We applaud Winnipeg for operating the most complex and innovative
photo enforcement program in North America," said Norman Dong, ACS vice
president, Transportation Solutions. "Canada is very important for our
business, and we look forward to competing for other major opportunities to
improve public safety through technology."
In the past 18 months, in addition to Winnipeg, ACS has received
competitively re-bid contracts with the Alberta cities of Fort McMurray,
Red Deer, St. Albert, and Strathcona County, as well as with Regina,
Saskatchewan. Renewed contracts have been awarded by Camrose, Alberta, and
in Ontario with Hamilton, Ottawa, Region of Peel, and Toronto. With an
intersection safety presence in five provinces, ACS has processed more than
2 million photo enforcement tickets in Canada since 2000.
Based in seven provinces, ACS' more than 700 employees in Canada
provide services to commercial and government clients, in addition to photo
enforcement services. These include Canadian city and provincial
jurisdictions, as well as government entities outside Canada.
In the U.S., ACS provides photo enforcement services to large
jurisdictions, including Atlanta; Baltimore; Cleveland; Dallas; Denver;
Portland, Ore.; Providence, R.I.; Raleigh, N.C.; San Francisco; Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Montgomery County, Md; and the State of Illinois.
ACS is the industry leader in providing transportation services to
governments worldwide. ACS' Transportation Solutions business helps
government agencies in more than 30 countries address their challenges
through revenue collection and regulation compliance services. Our
industry-leading solutions include electronic toll collection, public
transport fare collection, parking fare collection, public safety photo
enforcement, commercial vehicle credentialing, traffic and parking
violation processing and collection, and port management services.
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 62,000 people supporting client
operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process
outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial
and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at
http://www.acs-inc.com.
The statements in this news release that do not directly relate to
historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside
the Company's control. As such, no assurance can be given that the actual
events and results will not be materially different than the anticipated
results described in the forward-looking statements. Factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
For a description of these factors, see the Company's prior filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent filing.
ACS disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future event, or
otherwise.
SOURCE Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Jon Puckett, Vice President, Investor
Relations, +1-214-841-8281, jon.puckett@acs-inc.com, or media,
Andy Wilson, Director, Corporate Communications, +1-214-841-8004,
andy.wilson@acs-inc.com, both of Affiliated Computer Services,
Inc.
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